Washington first presidential veto marks 1792 history
The entry notes George Washington’s veto on April 5 1792 opposing a congressional plan to apportion representatives among states. It also recalls Pocahontas’ 1614 marriage to John Rolfe and the Mayflower return voyage in 1621, along with Wilde’s libel loss, a 1986 Berlin bombing related incident, and a 1988 Kuwait Airways hijacking.
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George Washington
Pocahontas
John Ralfe
Virginia
Lady Rebecca
Plymouth
Mass
England
Oscar Wilde
Marquess of Queensberry
West Berlin
U.S
Libya
Kuwait Airways
Iran
World in Brief: Blackwater Renewal and Somalia Yacht Hijack
Amid watchdog probes and security debates, Blackwater USA’s Baghdad protection contract is being renewed with a final agency decision pending. The piece notes Blackwater’s federal earnings since 2000 and the Iraq shooting controversy. It also covers Michigan and Florida primary dynamics and Hillary Clinton's finances, plus pirates seizing the French luxury yacht Le Ponant off Somalia as Francois Fillon seeks swift hostage release.
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Heckwater USA
Baghdad
State Department
Department
Moyock
N.C
U.S
Iraq
Blackwater
Somalia
le Ponant
Seychelles
Indian Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
CMA
CGM
Francois Fillon
Brussels
Belgium
France
Djibouti
US B-1 bomber catches fire at Qatar base
A U.S. Air Force B-1 bomber taxiing after landing at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar caught fire during a ground incident. All four crew members escaped unharmed. The fire was contained and the incident is under investigation. Al Udeid serves as headquarters for U.S. air operations in the Middle East.
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Qatar
U.S
al- Udeid
Middle East
Biggest job losses spark recession alarms nationwide
March saw 80,000 layoff notices the most in five years, lifting the U.S. unemployment rate to 5.1 percent as the labor market shows broad weakness. Private employers cut jobs for four straight months, and total losses reach 232,000 in the first quarter. Hispanic unemployment hits 6.9 percent, black unemployment rises to 9 percent.
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Washington
U.S
Labor Department
Stuart Hoffman
PNC Financial Services Group
Ben Bernanke
Federal Reserve
Michael Gregory
BMO Capital Markets Economics
Gulf Coast
States bar vets from lethal injection drugs in animal euthanasia
A study finds nearly all lethal injection executions come from states that ban the same drug class for animal euthanasia. The author, Ty Alper of UC Berkeley, notes at least 42 states prohibit the paralytic pancuronium bromide in animals, including Texas, Oklahoma, Virginia, Missouri and North Carolina, which account for 907 of 929 executions since 1982. The report discusses three drug protocols, paralysis concerns, and Kentucky's single drug stance cited in court debates.
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Washington
Ty Alper
University of California- Berkeley
Texas
Oklahoma
Virginia
Missouri
North Carolina
Supreme Court
Kentucky
California
Tennessee
John Paul Stevens
Stevens
Alper
Fordham Urban Law Journal
Associated Press
Local News Desk contact and departments list
The Journal-World provides contact numbers for departments including Local News 832 7154 City government 832 6362 County government 832 7165 Kansas University 832 7146 Lawrence schools 832 7151 Business 832 7198 Sports 832 7147 Arts and entertainment 832 7178 Letters to the editor 832 7153 Obituaries 832 7154 and 832 6349 Photo reprints 832 6397 Outside Lawrence 800 578 8748.
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Lawrence
Newspaper staff contacts and delivery line numbers
Editorial staff contacts listed with phone and email for Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Jon Niccum Mark Fagan Terry Rambeck and NEWS PARTNERS 6News Mediaphormedia To subscribe or delivery call 832-7199 with weekday and weekend hours and redelivery guarantee.
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Danderson
Ljworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Jworld
Jon Niccum
Iniccum
World.com
Mark Fagan
Mfagan
Terry Rambeck
Trambeck
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